Today, it began - Page 2

Maruki-kun · 08-28-2009, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MRH

dang, no doubt man. good luck with day 7(and the whole project for that matter). maybe I'll do something like this when I get around to doing a swap.

-H

x2 word for word. lol

rturius · 08-28-2009, 03:05 AM

cool stuff! definitely makes me wish i had a garage to work in, but you have to use what you have I guess.

keep the updates coming!

328FTW · 08-28-2009, 03:24 AM

I'll give you a race como, see who can get their car all shiny and painted first

j/k

I will say one thing prepping for paint is not fun its dusty and hard work especially since my car has had a couple paint jobs and crashes since it rolled out the door in 91. Painting is such an ugly job for something that looks so good.

como · 08-28-2009, 10:00 AM

I won't race to a shiney paintjob since I'm probably not going to use glossy paint

the purpose of this paintjob isn't to make the car look good, it's to keep the weather here from eating it alive.... so much more work than just making it look good.
To be completely honest, I'm not a fan of fresh glossy paint, I don't like the shine of it.

Anyways day 6 is uploading, will be posted in 20 or so. tonight, assuming I continue to have no social life (friday night? wtf?) I'll be prepping her for the pressure washer... Bagging up wires and other lose ends, pulling drain plugs, that sort of stuff. Since I've flushed the coolant so many times now I've decided that its just rust water coming out, I may run the hose through the rad to get all the crap out...

Unfortunately I have no real way of getting the wash process on timelapse, unless I borrow a tripod and use my other camera... which is doable, I guess. Pressure washing must be done outside.

I'm starting to think the car was hit on the passenger rear quarterpanel at one point, the paint there seems to be more brittle, and is cracking off down to the metal in places now. 3,000 PSI water will probably tear it clean off!

traintech86 · 09-02-2009, 07:31 AM

man do i wish i had a garage, or even a driveway! lol good work

como · 09-07-2009, 12:10 AM

So today marks an important time, a time in which I'm done taking things apart and its time to start putting them back together.

The videos missed almost two full days. Unfortunately the project has expanded, and is outside of the scope of my stationary camera.

SW21T · 09-07-2009, 01:47 AM

Man a lot of progress man, I think your going to beat me, I was supposed to do it this past week end but the weather has been sh***y and I still need to block the back bumper.

como · 09-07-2009, 09:50 AM

ha!
You might be forgetting the part where I removed the dashboard, and all the bitty bits undernieth it...

it'll be at least another week before my car is ready to be actually painted as a whole, minus trim...

SW21T · 09-07-2009, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by como

ha!
You might be forgetting the part where I removed the dashboard, and all the bitty bits undernieth it...

it'll be at least another week before my car is ready to be actually painted as a whole, minus trim...

Same here, I still need to clean the garage too, so who knows when I'll have it painted. It has to be before the month ends.

LOL your stripping the whole car huh.

como · 09-07-2009, 07:12 PM

stripping? It's stripped. The chasis is painted, and by weeks end I'll be putting the heating/AC systems and the wiring harness back in. (yay)

David · 09-07-2009, 07:16 PM

So what color did you go?

como · 09-07-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rolling Stones

I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and theyre all painted black
With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a new born baby it just happens evry day
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
Maybe then Ill fade away and not have to face the facts
Its not easy facin up when your whole world is black

David · 09-07-2009, 08:49 PM

Should have gone purple.

como · 09-07-2009, 09:00 PM

I still have a chance, havn't done anymore than an epic primer/sealer so far. But since it's so epic, I can leave it that way for up to five years without a top coat

I'll be topcoating black, though. Once I've got her back together. You know, like a normal paintjob...

como · 09-20-2009, 08:50 PM

four more days posted to first post.

Over a month into the project, now... re-assembly began last night, this week I start the real paint job...

Dance_Business · 09-20-2009, 11:56 PM

Great job.

mr2tim · 09-21-2009, 10:17 AM

We call swimming in the ocean shark feeding

como · 09-26-2009, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr2tim

We call swimming in the ocean shark feeding

yeah? well...

BANANA YELLOW MR2

Where is your god, now?

como · 09-27-2009, 09:05 AM

from the end of the latest vid...

they see me rollin'

mr3 · 09-27-2009, 09:12 AM

Did you get it running?

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08-28-2009, 03:05 AM	#22 (permalink)
rturius '91 NA Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 28 Thanks: 10 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	cool stuff! definitely makes me wish i had a garage to work in, but you have to use what you have I guess. keep the updates coming!

08-28-2009, 03:24 AM	#23 (permalink)
328FTW Crazy Nasty Honey Badger Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,235 Thanks: 24 Thanked 266 Times in 239 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I'll give you a race como, see who can get their car all shiny and painted first j/k I will say one thing prepping for paint is not fun its dusty and hard work especially since my car has had a couple paint jobs and crashes since it rolled out the door in 91. Painting is such an ugly job for something that looks so good.

08-28-2009, 10:00 AM	#24 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 652 Thanks: 13 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	I won't race to a shiney paintjob since I'm probably not going to use glossy paint the purpose of this paintjob isn't to make the car look good, it's to keep the weather here from eating it alive.... so much more work than just making it look good. To be completely honest, I'm not a fan of fresh glossy paint, I don't like the shine of it. Anyways day 6 is uploading, will be posted in 20 or so. tonight, assuming I continue to have no social life (friday night? wtf?) I'll be prepping her for the pressure washer... Bagging up wires and other lose ends, pulling drain plugs, that sort of stuff. Since I've flushed the coolant so many times now I've decided that its just rust water coming out, I may run the hose through the rad to get all the crap out... Unfortunately I have no real way of getting the wash process on timelapse, unless I borrow a tripod and use my other camera... which is doable, I guess. Pressure washing must be done outside. I'm starting to think the car was hit on the passenger rear quarterpanel at one point, the paint there seems to be more brittle, and is cracking off down to the metal in places now. 3,000 PSI water will probably tear it clean off!

09-02-2009, 07:31 AM	#25 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	man do i wish i had a garage, or even a driveway! lol good work

09-07-2009, 12:10 AM	#26 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 652 Thanks: 13 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	So today marks an important time, a time in which I'm done taking things apart and its time to start putting them back together. The videos missed almost two full days. Unfortunately the project has expanded, and is outside of the scope of my stationary camera.

09-07-2009, 01:47 AM	#27 (permalink)
SW21T 400HP 3rd gen?? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Washington St Posts: 1,853 Thanks: 143 Thanked 32 Times in 30 Posts iTrader Rating: (18/100% )	Man a lot of progress man, I think your going to beat me, I was supposed to do it this past week end but the weather has been sh***y and I still need to block the back bumper.

09-07-2009, 09:50 AM	#28 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 652 Thanks: 13 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	ha! You might be forgetting the part where I removed the dashboard, and all the bitty bits undernieth it... it'll be at least another week before my car is ready to be actually painted as a whole, minus trim...

09-07-2009, 07:12 PM	#30 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 652 Thanks: 13 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	stripping? It's stripped. The chasis is painted, and by weeks end I'll be putting the heating/AC systems and the wiring harness back in. (yay)

09-07-2009, 07:16 PM	#31 (permalink)
David Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 2,621 Thanks: 120 Thanked 55 Times in 54 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	So what color did you go?

09-07-2009, 08:49 PM	#33 (permalink)
David Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 2,621 Thanks: 120 Thanked 55 Times in 54 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Should have gone purple.

09-07-2009, 09:00 PM	#34 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 652 Thanks: 13 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	I still have a chance, havn't done anymore than an epic primer/sealer so far. But since it's so epic, I can leave it that way for up to five years without a top coat I'll be topcoating black, though. Once I've got her back together. You know, like a normal paintjob...

09-20-2009, 08:50 PM	#35 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 652 Thanks: 13 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	four more days posted to first post. Over a month into the project, now... re-assembly began last night, this week I start the real paint job...

09-20-2009, 11:56 PM	#36 (permalink)
Dance_Business Mad Dance Skills Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 20 minutes to Graceland Posts: 1,011 Thanks: 79 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Great job.

09-21-2009, 10:17 AM	#37 (permalink)
mr2tim SUPERcharZed ToyZ RacZer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,789 Thanks: 8 Thanked 118 Times in 111 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	We call swimming in the ocean shark feeding

09-27-2009, 09:05 AM	#39 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 652 Thanks: 13 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	from the end of the latest vid... they see me rollin'

09-27-2009, 09:12 AM	#40 (permalink)
mr3 unskilled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Plymouth Mtg, Pa Posts: 2,408 Thanks: 24 Thanked 98 Times in 93 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Did you get it running?